Badge.



No. 894,415. PATBNTED JULY 28, 1908. L. P. WIGKLAND.

BADGE.

APPLIUATIOI! FILED SOV. 29, 1997.

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il Badge, oi which the following is a speciii cation.

This invention relates to badges.

The object oi the invention is to provide an article oi' this character which, in addition to any novelty oit ornamentation ot design, shall include the added ieature oi being adapted to produce a rnusical tone, vrhereby hanne tbe attractiveness oi tbe article idd largely to its selling ualities.

.th the above and other ol jects in vievv ll appear as the nature oi the invention rter undersgood, the saine consists in the ,l construction and combination oi" parts a badge, as ivill be' hereinaiter itully dell ed and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings, torniin," a 1t out this speciiication, and in which hire racters oi reference indicate correspond parts: 1Figure i is a vievv in elevation oi e constructed in accordance 'with the nt inventionn Fig. 2 is a rear elevation or", partly in section. llig. 3 is a perctive detail vievv oi a part oi the whistle. 1 4 is a transverse sectional view through completed article,

The bad e comprises a metallic baclr or body 1, which is constructed oi sheet metal, and has its outer suriaoc suitably ornane invented as shoivn in liig. il, as by attaching thereto a iront or tace 2, preierably, thou ii not oi necessity, oi instal, and which rnay e secured in position in any suitable rnanner, as by incurling its periphery around that ot' the back plate as shown at 3, thus to effect a stable connection between the parts.

Extending throughout the greater len th oi the diameter oi the back is a three-si ed Whistle tube et, which is iorined by strilring or stain ing up the metal oi the bacl, the fourth side oi tbe tube being iorined by the iront 2. The tivo side Walls oi the tube are provided With incisions 6 extending longitudi nelly thereinto irorn one end and in Which is held by irictional contact with the Walls oi the incisions, atongue or reed 7 oi the Whistle, which may be oi any suitable 1naterial,prei erably oi a thin strip oi rubber. This arrangement vviil materially rolon the lite oi the article it tongue be bro'i'en, it rnay be readily replaeed by sliding the ends oi a peciiication of Lettera Patent..

application died November E9, 190'?.

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nevv one into and longitudinally oi the incisions so that said ends will irictionaliy engage and be held by the 'Walls ci the incisions.

is a ineens for securing the badge upon the coat or other garment oi the wearer, there is a pin 8 provided, which is dis osed at right angles to the length oi the W stle tube and has its point projected be ond the same. rihe pin may be held assern led with the back in any preferred manner, in this instance, by providing the back with an eye or seat 9 which may be integral with the bacl, and through which the pin is inserted, and is then bent to iorrn a stop or keeper l0 to bear against the baclr, and again bent to iorrn an oiiset il which vvill cause the pin to clear the Whistle tube be spaced theretroni..

its above stated, the :tace Will, by preterence, be constructed oi inetal, but 1i reierred it inay be inade :troni card-boar or heavy paper and be pasted or cernented to the bacl,

lillhen the badge is positioned upon the garment, it vvill have the appearance of suoli articles corninonl Worn, but the added novelty oi the Whistle will impart to it a feature not commonly found in such articles. lit is intended that the badge should be Worn upon the lapel of the coat in such position that the vvearer may readily ap ly his lips to the outer end oi the Whistle tullio in order to produce a .musical sound.

rllhe device as a Whole is simple in construction, ornainental in character and will possess features oi novelty that will recommend it to common use.

Having tl'ius described the invention what is claimed irrel. il badge comprising a body, and a Whistle carried by one side thereof and coinprising a tube having one Wall iorrned by the ody, the side Walls oi said tube having longitudinal incisions extending thereinto from one end, a vibratory tongue having its end portions Within and movable longitudinally oi the incisions tor seating or unseating the tongue therein, and means tor attaching the body to a garment, the walls of the incisions iriotionaily engaging and holding the end portions oi the tongue.

2. i badge comprising a body, and a Whistle carried by one side thereof and comrising an angular tube having one Wall Aorrned by the body, the side Walls of said tube longitual incisione extending lilo thereinto from one end, a vibratorytongue In testimony that I claim the foregoing as insertible into the incisions 1n the dlrectlon my o wn, I have hereunto affixed my signaof the length of the tube but transversely of ture 1n the presence of two Witnesses.

the tongue, and means for attaching the LOUIS P. WICKLAND. 5 body to a. garment, the walls of the inclsions Witnesses:

friotionally en aging and holding opposite F. R. FRoNIzER,

end portions o the tongue. M. J. BOIINGER. 

